Still Ground Therapy is a neurodivergent-affirming space founded for adults who want to slow down and understand how patterns from early relationships show up in their current ones.
Online individual therapy within an integrative therapeutic framework. Conversation-led, with optional digital image-making.
Stephanie Tan, MA, AThR
Psychodynamic Psychotherapist
Trained in Psychodynamic Art Psychotherapy
Still Ground is an online space where the pace slows down, and the work goes deeper. Sessions are a depth-oriented form of psychodynamic psychotherapy, grounded in an integrative therapeutic framework and offered online. They’re primarily conversation-led, and when it's helpful, we use simple digital image creation—always as optional support. Instead of traditional studio materials, we work with accessible digital tools alongside talking. The images become another way of noticing patterns, inner stories, and nervous-system responses, especially when words aren’t enough.
Image-making is always optional. Some clients prefer to work entirely through talk; others find that simple visuals help express what feels hard to name. You don’t need to be “good at art,” and no design or creative background is required—the focus is on meaning and what the process reveals, not on producing anything polished.
About
Quiet Depth, Honest Care
I’m Stephanie Tan — a psychodynamic psychotherapist trained in psychodynamic art psychotherapy (MA, AThR), a neurodivergent person, and a long-time creative designer. I spent over a decade in fast-paced, high-performing creative roles while quietly navigating dyslexia, ADHD, and sensory processing disorder. So I understand what it’s like to look “fine” on the outside while feeling overworked, overstimulated, or emotionally maxed out on the inside.
I founded Still Ground because of something I needed for a long time before I found it — the kind of inner stillness that only becomes possible when you finally have somewhere safe enough to slow down. Not the forced calm of "just relax." Real ground: a steady, honest space to look at what’s been running underneath. This space exists because I believe that kind of ground should be available to others who want to look more closely at how they relate.
My work centres on how patterns formed in early relationships show up in our current ones: with ourselves, friends, partners, family and colleagues. This work tends to resonate with adults who’ve gotten used to holding things together — who appear capable from the outside, even while something underneath is asking for attention. You don’t need a particular label or diagnosis to begin; it’s enough to want a more honest look at what’s going on.
I work with adults one-to-one, online, within an integrative therapeutic framework, and the space is neurodivergent-affirming. Sessions are conversation-led, held in a calm, low-clutter online space. When it feels helpful, I can also bring in simple digital image-making as an optional support — especially for the moments when words don’t quite reach what you’re carrying. The framework gives us a shared language and practical tools you can learn and lean on between sessions. The pace is collaborative, steady, and shaped around what’s sustainable for you.
KIND WORDS
In the first session, I already felt a strong connection with her. I felt comfortable talking to her, and she was very friendly. I didn’t have a good experience with my previous therapist, but with Stephanie, I could feel that she listens attentively and is very understanding of my discomforts, which I truly appreciate.
Throughout our sessions, I also discovered different ways of creating art, which I enjoyed. Stephanie analysed my emotions through my artwork and helped me understand how I was feeling, making me realise things I hadn’t noticed before.
I learned so much, including how to establish healthy boundaries, which was my biggest challenge as I struggled to say no to things I didn’t want to do. Stephanie explained the importance of boundaries in a way that resonated with me. She always used reassuring words that helped me feel better about myself, which was something I had needed to hear my whole life. I am incredibly grateful to have met someone who is so passionate about their work and who has guided me through some of my darkest times. I can never thank her enough!
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Individual Art Psychotherapy's Client
A gentle first step into Still Ground.
Curiosity is enough of a reason to reach out. You don't need to have it all figured out before we connect.
The first step is to choose a time for a brief initial consultation, a gentle way for us to meet before deciding anything. It’s free and held online. You’re welcome to join by video or audio, whichever feels more comfortable. No commitment required.